Prescription Drug Abuse is an Epidemic

The numbers make it clear. The number one drug addiction problem isn’t marijuana, or heroin or crystal meth. The biggest drug abuse problem in this country is prescription medication. First in line are pain medications, opiates, followed by stimulants and benzodiazapines. Children are popping them like candy these days. The statistics are staggering. The government [...]

Prescription Drug Addiction is an Epidemic

The statistics are staggering. Prescription medication dependency is the number one health problem in the United States. According to the numbers it is second behind marijuana. I believe if the true numbers were known, it would outdistance pot too, by a mile.  Pain pills like Oxycontin and Vicodin lead the list followed closely by Xanax [...]

Marijuana Addiction is tricky business

As a former pot user for 15 years I can speak with some authority on the subject. Marijuana addiction is a tricky thing. As far as I’m concerned, marijuana is not addicting, that’s right. The problem with marijuana is the same as the problem with alcohol and other drugs. For “normal” people, marijuana is just [...]